NEW YORK—Shares of health care providers and service companies moved up in Tuesday morning trading as oil prices slipped, and the Federal Reserve considered extending an emergency loan program for investment houses.
Major indexes including the Nasdaq Composite and Dow Jones industrial average posted modest losses.
Here are early results for a few key health care stocks:
Health insurer Cigna Corp. rose 88 cents, or 2.6 percent, to $35.25.
Researcher IMS Health Inc. gained 38 cents to $23.03.
Dental and veterinary supply company Patterson Cos. picked up 38 cents to $29.40.
Drug distributor McKesson Corp. added 60 cents to $54.84.
© Copyright 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
